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I am sure the 320 kbs is much better and probably pretty good.
I do find it interesting, however, in a forum where we split hairs between CD transports and cables, that the WAV (bit for bit) files would be indistinguishable from the compressed files on Sennheiser 650's which I dont own but understand are very revealing, more or less reference quality headphones.
Perhaps this is because the playback is ultimately still limited by the iPods internal amp and D/A converter?
Sorry to continue to be so stubborn on this subject, but it still seems to me that a lossless WAV file would be the best digital archive.
Then, if I could ever figure out how to get those bits from the computer, or the iPod, into a serious D/A, an external headphone amp, and my Etymotics ER-4's with custom silicon earpieces.......
I am sure the 320 kbs is much better and probably pretty good.
I do find it interesting, however, in a forum where we split hairs between CD transports and cables, that the WAV (bit for bit) files would be indistinguishable from the compressed files on Sennheiser 650's which I dont own but understand are very revealing, more or less reference quality headphones.
Perhaps this is because the playback is ultimately still limited by the iPods internal amp and D/A converter?
Sorry to continue to be so stubborn on this subject, but it still seems to me that a lossless WAV file would be the best digital archive.
Then, if I could ever figure out how to get those bits from the computer, or the iPod, into a serious D/A, an external headphone amp, and my Etymotics ER-4's with custom silicon earpieces.......